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mar·mot (mär′mət)

noun

any of a genus (Marmota) of thick-bodied, gnawing, burrowing squirrels with coarse fur and a short, bushy tail, as the woodchuck

Etymology: Fr marmotte < earlier marmottaine, prob. < L mus montanus, mountain mouse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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